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Category Archives: Living Room
There’s no place like home
This Christmas was a challenge for my family. We had to move out of our home in November because of a mold issue in the house that was making us ill. My mother offered us my childhood home in the … Continue reading
Dia delos Muertos Altar
We set up a Dia delos Muertos altar in our fireplace: sugar skulls, skeletons, marigold, photos of our beloved dead ones, toys, pumpkins, pumpkin seeds and jack o’ lantern. A lush celebration of life and death.
How Does Your Garden Groove?
Vacation comes, school is out Summer ends, year in, year out. -Neil Young I can’t believe the summer went by so fast. This summer marks Malaya’s first theatre production. My baby girl is all grown up and onstage! Here is … Continue reading
Exploring Our Hometown
On New Year’s Day I looked over the 2011 calendar, dreaming of vacations during the weeks off from school. I had visions of tropical beaches, when it occurred to me that this is the third New Year’s Day we’ve celebrated … Continue reading
Indoor Activities for Preschoolers
My little one is feeling better after I did nothing when she was sick. She’s still coughing and once in a while lets out a sneeze, but the fever is gone. She is up and about with a lot of … Continue reading
Preschool Pen Pals
My 5-year-old daughter has a pen pal. Iris and Malaya met one summer in Maine when they were both three. They hit it off instantly! We had play dates all summer and rainy days spent indoors. When we headed home … Continue reading
7 Tips for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution
So you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution and are feeling very positive about the first work week of the year. Horray! Good for you. Any bets you’ll keep at it until the end of 2010? A friend of mine mentioned … Continue reading
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Saboosa’s Burp
This past week, my husband, daughter and I recorded our voices for “Saboosa’s Burp,” one of the stories we wrote about Saboosa. My husband spent the past two days drawing the animation. From our family to yours… We hope you … Continue reading
Saboosa
Last winter, my daughter and I came up with a bunch of stories at bedtime about monsters and fairies. Malaya was so taken with the characters and we kept coming up with the many adventures they would go through. My … Continue reading
Baby Paintings
At 18 months of age, my daughter was introduced to water color painting. She selects the colors she wants to work with and Daddy squeezes the paint out of the tubes onto her green plastic dish. It’s a good way … Continue reading
